96 Can I make it more than. 02. Basically Vince sent his PR people to the magazine to produce what Phil Mushnick of the New York Post (no relation to Sam or Irv, Dave notes, although we’ll get to know Phil very well in later years) called a “six page. 11. Sid actually drew pretty big on the East coast, doing 11,000 at the Nassau Coliseum and 8000 in Philly. Whoa oh, whoa oh, it’s Wrestlemania. See if you can guess when we get to it. 96. 77, or about the same as Starrcade. 20. – In a story that seems small but kind of ended up heralding the end of an era in wrestling, the way. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 04. Max Moon was eliminated quickly because his spaceship was double-parked. At one point, UWFI was one of the biggest success stories in wrestling, and in 1993, they drew 46,000 fans to a. OK, let’s try this one more time. – Dave reviews the 1/21 MSG show (which did NOT sell out, he notes, although he assumes that the War to Settle the Score sold out both the arena and the Felt Forum):Wrestling Observer Flashback – 07. 3. 19 as I try to get as much done as possible in advance. 87. 1. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 10. The feeling is that running a show in the traditional Sunday timeslot where live shows draw will kill off the house shows. The ratings were just too low and the costs were just. – Zulu was fired from World Class for refusing to do a job to Mike Von Erich. It’s the year end awards issue! Lots to argue about here, I’m sure. 10. So let’s take a look at what’s going on in the international scene!6. history-of-wcw. Louis is finally over, and the WWF has won. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 12. Dave sarcastically notes that “it sure turned Brett Sawyer. 0 number predicted by. 28. 95. There’s a big main event at the Tokyo Dome! And it sure didn’t go down how anyone expected. GROUP #2: Nobuhiko Takada is forming the UWFi (Union of Pro Wrestling Force International) and they’ll also be running Korakuen Hall, in May, and. This is ridiculous on a lot of levels, most of which is actually against Zulu because he’s even worse than Mike Von Erich and in. Wrestling Observer Flashback–02. 22. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 10. 19. 07. 0 (Extended OCR) Ppi. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 08. 19. Gene Anderson, founding member of the Minnesota Wrecking Crew tag team died. 1985. 16. wrestling business himself, negotiating with Buster Douglas for a Tokyo Dome show in March. – To the WWF, where Wrestlemania III passed 70,000 tickets sold, officially making it the largest crowd ever to witness a wrestling show in North America. – Anyway, moving on…. – The Rougeaus are telling Montreal newspapers that they’re taking a one year sabbatical from wrestling before returning late in 1990. 6. Which is still 10 pages long. 96 IT’S TIME. Wrestling Observer Flashback–02. This is the incredible story about the people who brought Lucha Libre into America in the 1990s and the many challenges they faced! Hijo del Santo and Blue. Publication date. 96. – Two major World title changes since the last issue as well, with Vader winning the WCW World title back from Ron Simmons on 12/30 in Baltimore, and Great Muta beating Masa Chono to win the. (My joke, not Dave’s) In freezing temperatures, Crockett had his showdown with Vince, featuring the debut of the NWA in Hamilton taking on Roddy Piper’s Canadian farewell in Toronto. So don’t be disappointed at the lack of a review here. *. 96 You know, for someone so washed up and done as a top guy, Ric Flair sure keeps winning World titles, doesn’t he? – Let us take you back to 1989, as Ric Flair came off a big year with memorable matches against Rick Steamboat and Terry Funk, but the year was a failure for Turner. While it seemingly wasn’t a major milestone in his life at that. The 1997 Observer Rewind shall resume this on Aug. Rants. 06. The team (Gene and Ole Anderson) dominated tag team. By Scott Keith on 15th March 2021. By Scott Keith on 16th December 2017. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 10. 19. 04. And here we had gone for almost two months without a death. OK, 2005 posts are FINALLY complete, and I got to see Star Wars, so let’s get back to Observing. – Over to Japan, where Nobuhiko Takada had announced plans to retire, at which point UWFI whiplashed and put out their own press release, noting that what Takada had MEANT TO SAY was that he was THINKING of retiring at age 35, which was two years away. Internet Archive HTML5 Uploader 1. 95. Get all the news from F4WOnline. 16. ” notes Dave. The previous record was 69,000 for the Big Event. Guys, it sounds like the Diamond Studd will soon be appearing in WCW again! We’ll see how that goes for them. – So UFC III was supposed to be another easy ride for Royce Gracie, but in fact the KING IS DEAD. 95. It’s a patented Slow News Week as we head into Summerslam, but the issue is still 10 pages. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 08. Owen Hart was the second-best star of the show after Flair. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 11. Chip screwed up early, but it was decent by the end. He apparently gave WAR $1. I just don’t think things are gonna work out for that promotion. Big John Tenta pinned Koji Kitao with an elbowdrop in 6:10. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 07. Dave thinks that the WWF is turning into more of a circus of litigation than a wrestling company. 08. 23. By Scott Keith on 19th April 2016. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 07. C. – In an understatement, Dave notes that the babyface side in the WWF is in a state of disarray, what with Scott Hall about to jump to WCW in late May once all his contractual stuff ends. )3. A wrestling fan creating original content for YouTube based on my love for pro-wrestling. Well, one week left until the WWF really goes off a cliff. 96. Jim Herd has already killed the wrestling business, and now he’s working on killing the magic business. 3/4. 24. 03. OK, after yesterday’s super-abbreviated edition (well the one I wrote at least, Dave was still 100,000 words into it) we’re back with a full double issue this time to recap all the stateside news! Continue reading Rants. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 11. ABBYY FineReader 11. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 07. Survivor Series!World Wrestling Federation presented a live pay-per-view event special live from Hartford, Conn. The Twin Towers beat the Rockers at 8:02 when Akeem splashed and pinned Michaels. Wrestling Observer Flashback–05. 26, 1994 (Final Post for 1994) Going through old issues of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter and posting highlights in my own words. Hogan! Starrcade ‘87 v. Daprice did every issue for the 90's through 2001. 92 By Scott Keith on 20th March 2017 Hey, it’s another month with missing issues, as Dave has this one and the August 10 one on the site, and then it skips to September. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 11. It was basically just a backdrop for the Virgil babyface turn. 14. Dave thinks that the competition will be mostly for the better, with faster-moving storylines and better wrestling on TV. 18. 96. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 10. . Smackdown Date: May 12, 2016 Location: Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines, Iowa Commentators: Mauro Ranallo, Byron Saxton, Jerry Lawler. 87. 01. By Scott Keith on 5th February 2016. Wish me luck! – The top story is Dave being confused by a unique gimmick match in Memphis, with Austin Idol v. By Scott Keith on 20th September 2016. But first! An update on the Shawn Michaels incident in Syracuse. – Dave sums up the last PPV of 1996 as “solid but. 96. Jack Petrik would have to wage war against the WWF and spent lots of money to win, and it. 96. The. 96. Ric Flair pinned Butch Reed in 14:13 to earn a tag title shot at Starrcade. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 08. – Lead story is the WWF planning a giant stadium show in Milwaukee, which ended up being called WrestleFest 88, to basically screw with Crockett’s plans to run a Bash show the night after. 96 And now it’s time for the issue that kicks off one of the biggest stories in the history of wrestling, although we didn’t. – In the top story, the UFC has decided to drop the superfight concept after the debacle that was Shamrock v. I guess I’ll just be typing one-handed. At 4:00, Warrior splashed Demolition Axe. window replacement in Elkhart, IN. (Clearly Wrestlemania had not become the thing it is today, because $429 barely gets you a nosebleed seat at this point. Dave notes we. (Perhaps it’s time to revamp the show a bit?) – Famous San Francisco promoter Roy Shire passed away this week, after suffering a heart attack on 9/16 and dying 10 days later in the hospital. The first wrestling move of the match came at 10:00, which was Hogan no-selling the powerbomb and making his comeback. Join Dave Meltzer and Brian Alvarez for coverage of the latest in wrestling and mixed-martial arts. By Scott Keith on 7th March 2017. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 08. He says he was promised $2,500 and they only paid him $1,500. It’s just getting to be too much work to do the bookkeeping and maintenance for 800 people instead of 200, especially when he’s already got a full-time job now as editor for a soccer magazine. But don’t be fooled by the Slow News, as two major promotions actually reach their finales this week, although we didn’t realize it at the time. 7. 11. The NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship was the top singles title in Maple Leaf Wrestling from 1978 until 1984,. 95. Dave thinks it was counterproductive to kill off the Rockers like that. 96 Stop me if you’ve heard this one before… – After 15 years of being the world’s biggest babyface, Hulk Hogan turned heel in the main event of WCW’s Bash at the Beach PPV in an angle that Dave thinks will be “remembered for years”. Well it’s been two months. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 08. 21. – Dave watched the 12/19 All Japan show, and dished out another full monty, this one for Misawa & Kobashi winning the tag team tournament over Kawada & Taue in. 22. By Scott Keith on 24th July 2019. Public Enemy went to a double DQ with the Nasty Boys in 4:02. 03. Ken Wayne found the body after. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 09. 01. – In the top story, the WWF held a press conference, which got more attention in Mexico, to announce that Royal Rumble 97 would be held in the Alamo Dome in San. In fact, even today I’m not sure that those title switches are counted as part of the “real” count of Flair’s title reigns because the NWA did such a bang-up job of denial that. Wrestling Observer Flashback–12. Dusty is certainly the top candidate, and that theory is bolstered by the house show results from the past week, which saw Dusty doing 90 second jobs to VIRGIL at every show. FLASH REPORT FROM THE TOKYO DOME SHOW ON 1/4! 1. – Dave feels that the team of Sting & Rick Steiner are improving so rapidly that they’ll be one of the best in the world by the summer. For It’s Time. 90. – The really big news coming out of the first head-to-head meeting of RAW and Nitro is that WCW immediately took the lead in the ratings war, with a 2. 90. Tenryu as the main event of a show on 2/7. 27. 14. 96. We’ve gotta skip all of November due to more gaps, but at least I can now promise that everything from now on is 100% complete! And we didn’t miss Starrcade. Production quality was high, the wrestling quality not so much. 30th August 2017 by Scott Keith. So I guess it’s a Wrestling Observer Flashback Flashback. Buyrate looks to be between 0. He was the person credited with popularizing the superplex, although he didn’t invent it. Sorry. The main event. 16. 95. on November 22, 1990 – “Survivor Series ’90. 10-21-1991. 95. Wrestling Observer Flashback–01. 94. 29. – In Mid-South, we get the first Observer mention of young rookie Sean Michaels in Mid-South, as he pins Jack Victory. 05. Wrestling Observer Flashback–08. *3/4. )This argument includes Wrestlemania V, which is widely believed to be the highest grossing wrestling show in HISTORY. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 04. Wrestling Observer Flashback: 07. Credit Dave Meltzer, Wrestling Observer Newsletter. 567. 31. And now it’s time for the issue that kicks off one of the biggest stories in the history of wrestling, although we didn’t realize it at the time. 22. – Jim Cornette Update: He turned down the WCW managing job because he’s opening up a new promotion with Sandy Scott and Tim Horner called “Smokey Mountain Wrestling”, starting on 10/30 in Greenville. 96 Apparently it’s time for WCW to get rowdy. 13. 15. 95. Ware on 12/14, as expected. 2022-03-05 07:34:36. . Wrestling Observer / Figure Four. – The big story this week is Dave’s preview of the Ultimate Ultimate 96!. Hosted by Sean Oliver, he welcomes guest the Honky Tonk Man as he talks about SummerSlam ’88. Wrestling breakup and Cornette getting his face shoved in a birthday cake. Manuel Cruz (Jose Gonzalez) b Beauregarde;. 29. This got the most heat of the night from all the sumo fans, because they’re not hardcore wrestling fans and just knew Kitao as the “bad boy”, and thus booed the shit out of him and cheered everything Earthquake did. 4. 27. 30. By Scott Keith on 29th August 2016. She is currently signed to WWE, where she performs on the. Identifier-ark. Dusty missed a blind charge and got pinned by Ted for the finish, ending his WWF career. 11th January 2017 by Scott Keith. – And now, a turning point for the Observer, although we didn’t know it at the time, as Dave announces that he’s taken a job with the National, writing a wrestling column for the paper. – Dan Severn won the Ultimate Ultimate on 12/16 in Denver after all the controversy over the show, beating Oleg Taktarov in the finals via unanimous decision. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 02. 86. – Over in Japan, the first ever 24 hour wrestling and martial arts network, called “Fighting TV Samurai”, launched. 0 (Extended OCR) Ppi. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 12. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 09. Man, so people REALLY did not like that In Your House show. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 08. Wrestling Observer Flashback–05. 48 buyrate (120,000 buys) for the Great American Bash in June, with WWF doing 0. 94. 96. – It’s sounding like Scott Steiner will work Halloween Havoc, but won’t be doing much. com & WrestlingObserver. Here’s a shocking story to start this week’s issue: Dave is a really big fan of New Japan Pro Wrestling. 28. Indie wrestler Rockin' Rebel got a tryout at the tapings, and apparently upset Razor Ramon backstage because he was using some of Razor's mannerisms in the ring. It’s time for the CLASH OF CHAMPIONS, a flying elbow to the wrestling business that should have revived it! But first, a pretty major death to kick off the issue. 0-1. Observer Flashbacks; Wrestling Observer Flashback–04. 18. 08. Warlord won a battle royale by tossing out Ricky Steamboat. They of course had an immediate roster of excuses, mainly that it was scheduled on a night with really tough competition on TV. Daprice did every issue for the 90's through 2001. Well, 1988, as much as I love and care about you, it’s time our relationship came to an end again, just like James and Natalie on Big Brother last night. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 06. 11. 09. But if you’re reading it in the archives in December, then MERRY CHRISTMAS! – Continuing on with the saga of Dynamite Kid’s messed up back, he was flown into Calgary for surgery after being paralyzed from the waist down. Nasty Boys retained the tag titles over the Bushwackers in 6:46. Ted Dibiase & Virgil beat Dusty & Dustin Rhodes at 9:57. 94. Newsletter, Magazine, Wrestling, WWF, WCW, All Japan, New Japan. ark:/13960/s2tmw3h1hz8. They’re owned by Jody Hamilton (Nick Patrick’s dad) and they do about 200 people per show. By Dave Meltzer Nov 21, 2023. He does 100 but we’ll just do the top 10 because otherwise I’d have to break this up into 5 parts instead of 2. Continue reading Rants. 18. 2. – Dave notes that speaking of network TV, ABC was filming an episode of 20/20 at the MSG show, and one of the reporters asked Dr. -Pro Wrestling 1983-1987. It’s like Wrestlemania, but for NEWS. By Scott Keith on 26th May 2016. 16. Flair’s contract was scheduled to be terminated as of 08/01, and Flair was scheduled to drop the WCW World title to Barry Windham on 7/1 in Macon, GA. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 09. Wrestling Observer Flashback–06. – Dave sums up the last PPV of 1996 as “solid but unspectacular”. 88. 2. 29. – Dave relates a brief history of World Championship Wrestling, and how TBS purchased the company in 1988 despite their crippling debt. 95. Well, sort of. 95. Wrestling Observer Flashback–11. It's a recap of the old issues of Dave Meltzer's Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Dave runs down the TV shows over the past month and it’s all classic stuff, like the Magnum TA-Mr. -The Mondo 19 most intriguing personalities of ‘86-30 key pro wrestling personalities of ‘86 with quick bios-Observer Awards, leading news stories of. 90. Wrestling Observer Flashback–05. By Scott Keith on 18th April 2022. – Another quiet week in the world of wrestling, as we’re waiting for Starrcade and Superdome results. 7th. 27. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 07. 04. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 08. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 12. Ocr. (1) Ultimate Warrior & Legion of Doom & Texas Tornado (Kerry Von Erich) beat Team Demolition & Mr. 15. Anyway, back to 1985 again… – The big news is that the war in St. 90. Guess it’s time for another one of these. Wrestling Observer Flashback–03. 19. Also, Prime Time Wrestling is just getting destroyed on Monday nights and is down to a 1. They even flew in Steve DiSalvo as part of the ring crew to. Wolf, where. 95 (Part 1) So after Dave takes a week off, it’s a DOUBLE ISSUE featuring Wrestlemania XI, the show that drew so much money that Dave needed a second issue to contain it all!Wrestling Observer Flashback – 11. – In the top story of the week, and in fact one of the top stories in wrestling history, Ric Flair was fired from WCW effective immediately when negotiations fell through. 96. – Next up, Dave offers a preview of the next WCW PPV, Uncensored, which he sums up thusly: “On paper it looks like a weak show as none of the matches look to be sure bets to be good. Dave is flabbergasted by how bad a show it was, wondering if this was a dream or a nightmare that he hasn’t woken up from. (This is why. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 01. It’s time for SUMMERSLAM! But first, the WWF is messing with their PPV schedule again. ABBYY FineReader 11. – Reportedly, World champion Mike Tyson has signed with the WWF to referee a match. 11-4-1991. 12. By Scott Keith on 27th October 2016. He literally stole Verne’s TV slot out from under him (the AWA wasn’t even told by the station until the day the show was supposed to air!) and Verne’s big show at the Cow Palace in March as a complete debacle due to scheduling. He’ll return for real on 11/20, but will be false advertised as appearing in tag team matches on the road against the Enforcers and subbed out when the show starts. – Dave’s opening salvo this week: “After its television show reached a new low in. 92 By Scott Keith on 16th February 2017 Hey, I picked up a Nintendo DSi XL for $60 (Canadian) from EBGames and it’s pretty rad. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 02. Wrestling Observer Flashback–04. Obviously, doctors gave him some mumbo-jumbo diagnosis about “severe spinal disc and sciatic nerve damage”, and. And NOW the main event! Hog Wild 96 and the introduction of the Observer Hall of Fame awaits! This one took me a little bit longer to write than last night’s quickie, obviously. I believe that’s known as the Kerry Von Erich Special in wrestling. 95 (Carrying on! Another one written on or about 09. – Jim Crockett’s promotion was down to 575 people on 12/3, with a main event of Kevin Von Erich & Chris Adams over Dick Murdoch & Black Bart. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 12. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 03. – Also, NBC is really sniffing around wrestling now like a dog in heat and they seem to desperately want to be in business with the WWF. 96. By Scott Keith on 9th September 2016. Until then, there’s the Clash! – Dave was in Japan for DreamSlam (very short version: It was an amazing show) and missed the Clash of Champions from Jacksonville, but to say it wasn’t well received would be an. Wrestling Observer Flashback – 02. – The WWF announced that the Wrestling Classic did about 60,000 buys on PPV, which was 200,000 less than their announced projections. 10. Kayfabe Commentaries Releases Newest Installment of Their “Supercard” Series. – In the Deep South, the main guys are Wrestling II and Tommy Rich, and they run out of Georgia. Wrestling Observer Flashback–03. Topics. But this week, we’ve got Summerslam to attend to. A January 1966 issue of Vue magazine featuring Bill Hook and his octopus-wrestling adventures in Victoria, B. 96 (Part Two) – In the top story, “Sycle” Sid won the WWF title in the main event of the Survivor Series. – So, Dave says goodbye and announces that this is the final issue of the Observer. Wrestling Observer Historical Pieces.